Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		6 Months Ended												1 Months Ended					6 Months Ended							6 Months Ended							6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014 Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Liggett [Member]	Jul. 31, 2000 Engle Progeny Cases [Member]	Oct. 23, 2013 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Liggett [Member] plaintiff	Feb. 28, 2014 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Liggett [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Liggett [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Dec. 31, 2013 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2009 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Engle Progency Cases Excluding Lukacs [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Clay v R J Reynolds [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Calloway v RJ Reynolds [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Non-Engle Progency Cases [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 West Virginia State Court Cases [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Florida [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 New York [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Maryland [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Louisiana [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 West Virginia [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Missouri [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Ohio [Member] Liggett [Member] case	May 31, 2013 Engle Case Class Action [Member] Liggett [Member] plaintiff	May 31, 2003 Engle Case Class Action [Member] Liggett [Member] plaintiff	Jul. 31, 2000 Engle Case Class Action [Member] Liggett [Member]	Apr. 30, 2000 Engle Case Class Action [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Engle Case Class Action [Member] Liggett Only Cases [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Campbell v R J Reynolds [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Putney v R J Reynolds [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Tullo v R J Reynolds [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Ward v R J Reynolds [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Buchanan v. R.J. Reynolds [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Cohen v. R.J. Reynolds [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Rizzuto v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Rizzuto v. R.J. Reynolds [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Douglas v R J Reynolds [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Lukacs case [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Liggett Only Cases [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Individual Actions [Member] Liggett Only Cases [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Class Actions [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Price Fixing [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Parsons v. AC & S Inc. [Member] defendant	Jun. 30, 2014 Tobacco Litigation Personal Injury Cases [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Tobacco Litigation Personal Injury Cases [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] Liggett [Member] case	Jun. 30, 2014 Lukacs, Campbell, Douglas, Clay and Ward [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 NPM Adjustment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 NPM Adjustment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Engle Progency Cases Excluding Lukacs [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Engle Progency Cases Excluding Lukacs [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Pending Litigation [Member] Liggett [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements																																															$ 18,540,000
Cases pending					330										49	100	30	9	4	2	2	1	1					2											5	3	4	1		750	100	1
Settlements of litigation								4,900	144			16
Defense Verdicts												5													2
Damages awarded		25,173,000		145,000,000,000	110,000,000				1,170,000				349,000	1,947,000												790,000,000	12,704,000		156,000	3,008,000	225,000	1,000	2,035,000	205,000		3,479,000	1,350,000	12,418,000																1,000	3,479,000	10,899,000
Damages paid		(14,274,000)
Punitive damages		8,600,000											1,000,000	7,600,000																																										7,600,000
Punitive damages paid		(1,000,000)
Estimated litigation liability																																			1,500,000
Number of plaintiffs																								3
Settlement consideration paid in lump sum					61,600,000
Settlement Fund Amount						59,500,000	2,100,000
Settlement consideration paid in equal monthly installments over next 15 years					48,000,000
Settlement consideration installment payments term					14 years
Litigation settlement and judgment expense										86,213,000
Litigation settlement and judgement expense, amount discounted					25,213,000
Discount rate					11.00%
Expected payments yearly for 2014 through 2017					3,500,000
Plaintiffs verdicts																									1
Over turned judgment																									5,831,000
Term case tried prior to final decision																																						7 years
Gain (loss) related to litigation settlement	1,500,000																																															(1,419,000)	(1,345,000)	(1,419,000)	(6,947,000)	1,345,000	5,602,000
Accrued expense for this matter																																																				25,809,000
Claims scheduled for trial									16
Damages sought																																											1,000,000
Legal expenses and other litigation costs		5,174,000	3,562,000
Bonds		5,093,000
Number of defendants																																											3
Bond cap											$ 200,000,000